On obtaining the best price for disposing of white oak
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
On obtaining the best price for disposing of white oak
Description
Regarding the selling of white oak logs intended for frigate construction, with guidance and authority to obtain and sell at the best price.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
28
secondary author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Office.
recipient note
Forman Cheeseman
notable person/group
Forman Cheeseman
naval constructor
Secretary of War
War Office
War Department
James McHenry
notable location
War Office
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
frigate
white oak logs
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
document number
1796122815155
page start
200
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:200 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Foreman Cheeseman | [unknown] | [n/a] |